£130
An Arts and Crafts oak Fire Screen, almost certainly by Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple, designer possibly William Cowie, with a central stylised floral motif within a chequer inlaid border, unmarked, W 50 cm x H 86 cm x D 26.5 cm, page 103 & 104 in the 'Shapland & Petter of Barnstaple, Arts and Crafts Furniture, Daryl Bennett' shows pieces of furniture with the same Chequer inlay, designed by William Cowie, page 104. Provenance: property of a West Country Collector. After buying an Arts & Crafts house, the vendors researched and sought-out beautiful, often unique, Arts & Crafts pieces to furnish their home.
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